>> ♪ >> today on fox5 news morning, tracking maria. the storm which left puerto rico in the dark regains its major hurricane status overnight as it bears down on the island of hispaniola. >> searching for survivors. rescue teams work round the clock to find any sign of life under the debris left behind in mexico city. >> live look outside. a beautiful morning will give way to an even better afternoon. we're talking sunny skies and temperatures in the 80's. enjoy it enjoy it. good morning. thanks for joining us. >> it is

september 21st. >> mike thomas and erin como talking the roads and our weather so let's get the headlines, folks. >> you already hit the nail on the head. beautiful afternoon coming up, sunny and bright skies and temperatures feeling summer-like in the mid to upper 80's. erin. >> i'm going to get a pool day in. barricade situation in anne arrundel. we'll check in with some construction zones. >> sounds good both of you. thank you. right now if you're just waking up at the top of the hour these are the top stories. we'll begin with breaking news. there's a barricade situation under way right now in anne arrundel county, maryland. it stems from a shooting last night in annapolis. that's the video you're seeing on your screen right now. a man and a woman were shot on medgar evers street in annapolis just before 8:00 p.m. police then responded more than two hours later to the 700 block of central avenue in edgewater to look for a person of interest in that shooting. that person barricaded himself in a home there. we have a crew headed to the scene

we get it. >> right now at 5:01, people on the island of the dominican republic turks and caicos are bracing for impact. hurricane maria is barreling towards the dominican republic with category three storm strength. it is expected to hit the island today. turks and caicos will see the brunt of maria tomorrow. yesterday maria ravaged the island of puerto rico. there are mass power outages flooding and mudslides are a major concern. in dominica officials say the hurricane killed several people. >> the local elite team that that responds to disaster is already lending a helping hand. the fairfax county urban search and rescue team is in puerto rico. they tweeted out this video yesterday of the crew helping clear a tree outside their base of operations there in san juan. >> in the meantime the maryland task force one team will also be helping with hurricane relief efforts. the 27 member team based in montgomery county will leave from fema's deployment center at dover air force base later today. they'll find out where they're being deployed to when they ar

wherever that might be they say their bags are packed and they are ready to go. >> they are ready to go, again ready to help another community in need. we don't know if that's puerto rico or the usvi or another community along the east coast. as maria changes course like irma did, it very possibly could be an outer banks issue in the coming days. >> maryland task force one is one of 28 different fema teams deployed when natural disasters occur across the country. this will be their third deployment in the past month. >> 5:03 right now. developing overnight the death toll has gone up in mexico. more than 230 people are confirmed dead and thousands of people were injured after the powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck mexico city tuesday afternoon. right now rescue crews are focusing on saving a 12-year-old girl who is trapped in the rubble of a fallen school. 21 children, four adults were killed at that school. >> ♪

an lownessd the iranian people are waiting for an apology from president donald trump. the iranian president says he believes president trump is looking for an excuse to pull out of the nuclear agreement made back in 2015. so far president trump says he's decided how he is going to proceed on the iran nuclear deal but declines to say exactly what his decision is at this time. >> 5:04 right now. we've got new details in the ongoing russia investigation. special counsel robert mueller is now requesting white house documents. it comes as officials say president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort offered to provide briefings on the race to a russian billionaire. some in the u.s. government considers close to russian president vladimir putin. the offer was given e-mail exchange with a former employee of his political consulting firm in july 2016. there is no evidence that shows the offer was accepted or that any briefings actually took place.

>> 5:04 right now. developing this morning a massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting a client is scheduled to appear in court today. it comes one day after fox5 learned yet another woman filed a police report against 24-year-old habtamu gebreslassie. in that case gebreslassie is accused of trying to inappropriately touch the woman during a massage session in august. this latest incident happened just days before the therapist was accused of inappropriately touching another woman in her genital area. >> maryland's comptroller peter franchot says baltimore has the best chance to bring amazon's new headquarters to the state. the port covington site in baltimore was nominated by officials last week and just this week, prince george's county put in a competing bid but franchot calls the baltimore site perfect for amazon. more than 100 jurisdictions in the u.s. and canada have expressed interest. bids are due by october 19th. >> ♪ >> 5:05 on this thursday morning. mike thomas, man, what a spectacular day we've got on

>> yeah, beautiful here but of course we're still dealing with the effects of what maria did down in puerto rico. it has completely crossed the island. still seeing some effects this morning but of course the core of the storm and the worst of the winds have moved off to the north and west. winds of 115 miles an hour this morning. this is your 5 o'clock update. still hammering the coast of the dominican republic here just to the northern coastline with lots of storm surge strong winds and heavy, heavy rain. there's the latest track. expected to turn north, awfully close past the turks and caicos later tonight and into the early morning hours tomorrow. then it continues kind of off to the north depending on how close it gets to the u.s. could throw some high surf our way maybe some coastal winds. we'll continue to watch it through the course of the week. that spin you see is josé still bringing tropical storm warnings to portions of cape cod nantucket this morning. here locally we're getting dry air on the backside which is going to keep us sunny bright and beautiful this afternoon. temperatures this morning 69 in washington. 72 though for

61 in learned down. 55 degrees this morning out in winchester as well as manassas so nice cool friendly start to the -- your morning here. all right. that's the latest from the weather department. we'll have the forecast coming up in just a few more minutes. let's head over to erin como for a check of traffic. >> on-time traffic brought to you by toyota. visit buy a toyota.com for special offers. >> 5:07. barricade situation in anne arrundel out in edgewater closing a portion of 214 central avenue. in the in the area of oak lane near camp letts. caution there. you'll need to detour around. as we move things over for a look at 295, construction on the southbound side south of 50 just before burroughs avenue. right lane is getting by but notice all the green on the map. traffic is light enough right now that no major delays are popping up in that area. inner loop construction out by pennsylvania avenue but as you can see the inner loop and outer loop looking fine. all green on the map. speeds checking in as they should be. a live look on the inner loop and outer loop between the springfield

66. green zone on the inner loop side just for an example from 95 to 66. nine minute trip. all metro rail lines are on time. i'll let you know if anything changes. outer loop construction by georgia avenue. we'll take a look there next. back to you guys. >> all right, coming up on fox5 news morning, the united nations coming under fire for its failure to protect civilians from sexual predators within the un peace keeping course. >> a former powerball winner facing multiple charges which could land him in prison for the rest of his life. >> live look across the d.c. region, 5:08 is our time, 69 degrees our temperature. we're back. hope you are, too. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

>> ♪ >> 5:09 right now. back in the spotlight this morning, a united nations sexual abuse and exploitation scandal involving un peace keepers. despite more than a decade of promising reforms an investigation by the associated press finds the un still fails to meet its pledges to stop the abuse or help the victims. much of the scandal is centered in the congo where more than 700 of the 2000 abuse complaints against the un were reported. >> also new this morning, a former new jersey bodega owner who won $338 million in a powerball back in 2013 has been charged with sexual assault on a minor. he's accused of

under aged girl for three years. prosecutors say it appears the girl is the only victim. if convicted that lotto winner could face 40 years in jail. >> new this morning, two people are dead, a juvenile male and a man after a police... after police say they shot and stabbed one another. this happened last night on 13th street northeast. investigators have not said what led up to this deadly altercation. >> sad news to report this morning. former world middle weight boxing champion jake lamotta has passed away at the age of 95. he died tuesday at miami area hospital from complications of pneumonia. he was the champ for nearly two years even handing sugar ray robinson the first defeat of his hall of fame career. lamotta's life was made into a film raging bull. >> celine dion back in las vegas. she resumed h her residency at the coliseum tuesday night after performing a sold out summer tour in europe. the singer told fans that

victims will be collected during her shows and funds will be matched by aeg and caesar's entertainment. that's good. >> good for her. coming up on fox5 news morning the agency charged with protecting wall street investors is victimized by hackers. >> and a common social disorder often diagnosed in young children may be the result of bad sleepily. >> go ahead and take a break. as we do, a look live across the d.c. region on this thursday morning. 5:11 is our time, 69 degrees. going to be a great day today. get out and enjoy this thursday. we'll talk more about the weather on the other side. you're watching fox5 news morning. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

>> 5:13 is the time. here's a look at the stories we're following for you today, thursday september 21st. first up, hurricane maria continues on its path of destruction in the caribbean. next in line for the brunt of the category three storm is the

the storm is expected to make landfall today, then it will continue on a path towards the turks and caicos and the bahamas. in its wake, the deadly storm has left a path of destruction in puerto rico and dominica. >> rescue efforts in mexico continue including delicate attempts to save a girl buried in the rubble of a school that collapsed during the earthquake. 25 people including 21 children died after being trapped in the school. mexico city government says 52 people have been rescued from the remains of collapsed buildings. at least 230 people have been reported dead. >> a barricade situation is under way right now in anne arrundel county. it stems from a shooting last night in annapolis. a man and a woman were shot on medgar evers street just before 8 o'clock last night. police responded more than two hours later to the 700 block of central avenue in edgewater to look for a person of interest in the shooting. that person barricaded himself in a home there. we have a crew headed to that scene and we'll share more as we get it. >> ♪

the hour right now, live look outside. pretty pleasant out there and it looks like it's going to be a pretty good day as well. >> yeah, beautiful day here locally. today is the last full day of summer. you'll enjoy today's forecast. it's going to be the warmest day in several weeks. i have to look at the statistics on that. here's tropical tracker. tropical storm maria making her a category three on the lower end of category three. we got to get it up to 130 miles an hour for it to become a category four. not forecasted to do so. latest track out of the national hurricane center is going to mostly keep it it as a three, maybe increase tweeds s to 120. not expected to make landfall. it will still bring them a lot of wind and heavy rain and high surf as well and hurricane warnings are out this morning. going to continue its track kind of here off to the north and then eventually is expected to kind of either take a northeast turn or keep going straight north. either waylo

stay off the eastern coastline for now the way things are shaping up could still throw high surf much like josé did to north carolina and our beaches here locally. could do some surf issues there. speaking of josé, winds down to 60 miles an hour this morning. still a tropical storm expected to continue to weaken as it still kind of spins -- it's expected to briefly take a jog offer to the west as we head into the weekend and will eventually spin itself out right around this location. getting back to local weather here, summertime is ending. today is the last full day of summer. tomorrow at i think just after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, we will officially be entering fall. will not feel like it though all the way through the weekend. we got a summer-like weekend coming up. warmest week in awhile in fact. here's satellite and radar. these are the showers from josé this morning, tropical storm warning -- tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the cape cod region. we have dry air kind of moving in down the backside of josé and that's what's allowing us to clear things out, be sunny and bright and start off

neighborhoods. look at manassas this morning. 55 degrees. 65 for quantico. 69 here in the district. gaithersburg is at 62. again, it's a comfortable morning out there, too. humidity is really not all that bad. humidity will start toup tick a little as we head towards the weekend and into next week. we don't have many concerns. rain is going to stay up there far off to the north and to the east with josé and here it's going to be sunny bright and beautiful. temperatures later on this afternoon expected to be in the 80's. could we see a 90-degree reading or two? it's possible. if we did i think it would be south of d.c. today. don't expect to see any 90's here locally. 88 degrees today. fox5 accuweather 7-day forecast, fall tomorrow, 85 degrees. that weekend here doesn't feel like fall at all. 87 on saturday. up to 88 on sunday. all right, that's a check of the forecast. back to erin como for traffic now. hey, erin. >> 5:17. we do have a problem if you're waking your way from roslyn into georgetown or just heading out in northwest, keep in mind malfunctioning traffic light canal road at m street. we're seeing nice

it's not causing any major delays just yet on canal road. notice that 66 on the westbound side some volume from some earlier construction just caution there as you make your way outbound toward the beltway. as we move things over we'll see if we can get our maps forwarded. we're dealing with breaking news out of anne arrundel so be cautious as you make your way out in edgewater. dealing with a barricade situation there. metro is on time. any questions for your morning commute at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> ♪ >> 5:18. let's take a look at the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media with our realtime news tracker. wisdom is back with the latest. hey, whiz. >> good morning to you. first up this morning, developing news. the securities and exchange commission says a cyber breach may have provided the basis for illegal trading in 2016. the hack of one of the s.e.c.'s filing systems was just announced. it's a system where public companies make their corporate filings. hackers stole nonpublic corporate data and it appears they used it forll

trading. an investigation is now under way. two california cities are suing five major oil companies over climate change and they're seeking billions of dollars. san francisco and oakland suing the five largest oil companies bp chevron conoco phillips exxon mobil and royal dutch shell because in the lawsuit the cities want the companies to pay for building a seawall because of rising sea levels and other expensive projects. is attention deficit hyper activity disorder a type of sleep disorder? it's something doctors are looking into. some doctors things the cause of adhd may be a lack of sleep. the theory is gaining momentum and if it's the case the way adhd is treated would change drastically. hollywood has lost another hilarious man. actor bernie casey passed away. he was best known for roles in several 80's comedies like i'm going to get you

revenge of the nerds and bill and ted's excellent adventure. he was a successful wide receiver in the nfl and a poet. hall 78 years old. and finally how is this for a new marriage trend? a british couple billed their guests $200 a pop to attend their wedding. now, the couple then spent about three grand of their on money that covered the cost of food and alcohol. the newlyweds say the guests were on board with the fee. they said they had to do it. otherwise they could never afford to get married. >> everything until that last part. you can afford to get married. >> absolutely you can. >> that's actually -- but that's actually a good deal. $200 and they got a three night stay in a hotel that included the spa and everything, all your food and everything. >> yeah. >> now, did you still have to buy them a gift, though. >> i'm sure you had to buy them a gift 'cause if you're going over there, come on. >> i have a a lot of questions about that sto.

go someplace you're going to buy a gift or you're required to buy a gift. i'm just saying. >> that's a good deal. >> still got questions. i'm not going to co-sign this. >> they're already married now. they don't need to you co-sign. >> exactly. >> pretty cool. >> 5:21 is the time. coming up on fox5 news morning google inking a deal to expand its presence in the wireless industry. >> starbucks debuts a new alcohol inspired drink. >> all ears. heading to break right now, live look across the d.c. region. it's 5:21, 69 degrees. we are back after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> time now is 5:23. google has struck a huge deal with taiwan based htc. the $1.1 billion bill will expand ht t

google expects the deal to close by early 2018. >> if you drive your chrysler minivan too fast and too furious one of the second row seat belts might unbuckle. fiat-chrysler is recalling almost 50,000 pacifica vans. it covers 2017 and 18. all have the eight passenger seating option. the company says it doesn't know of any crashes or injuries from the problem. until repairs are made chrysler is advising owners not to use the second row center seat if other passengers are in that row. >> if you're thinking of landing a seasonal job at wal-mart, think again. the company says it won't be doing large scale hiring for the holidays this year. instead, it's going to offer extra work to its current employees but it will hire more people at its national distribution centers. might be a bad year for seasonal workers. a number of retail companies plan to scale back hiring. >> not an irish coffee but it might be the next best thing.

whiskey flavored coffee. there's actually no alcohol in the coffee but it's made by placing unroasted coffee beans in empty barrels that once had aged whiskey inside so the beans can soak up the flavor. it's available in select starbucks rev reserve bars acros the country. >> such a tease. >> i don't drink whiskey for the pleasure i drink it to wipe away the pain. i think it would be a little nasty, don't you. >> i agree. i wouldn't -- >> drink better whiskey. >> that's true. i can't afford the expensive brand. satellite and radar this morning, we've got the storm, what's left of josé its a tropical storm this morning, continues to weaken. it does -- it is spinning ofoffthe north and to the east today. tropical storm warnings out for cape cod and some of the islands there just south like nauc

area. reagan national locally nice and pleasant 69 degrees. dulles 62. bwi 63. lots of sun coming your way today. you want good weather for the last day of summer you got it? 81 by 11 o'clock. down right hot this afternoon with temperatures expected to be in the mid to upper 80's. warmest day honestly since yesterday. we hit 88 yesterday. we'll be right back there this afternoon. 82 for leonardtown. that's the latest check of your forecast. erin como is back this morning whiskey flavored coffee, erin, what do you think. >> absolutely. i drink irish coffees all the time. but what do i know, i like the flavor. canal road at m street dealing with a malfunctioning traffic light. caution in northwest. notice that red zone on the westbound side of 66 coming off the key bridge. we're seeing speeds of about 12 miles per hour average from about 29 to glebe road. things open up again as you get to the beltway. the eastbound side looks really good as you make your way through manassas and centreville. no problems in fairfax either. in anne arrundel an ongoing breaking news situation we have been tracking. anne arrun

out they're responding to central avenue, 214 at oak lane in edgewater. closed to traffic because of a barricade situation from a shooting earlier in annapolis. use caution there and if you're traveling in edgewater anne arrundel just be prepared. you may see extra police activity in that area. aside from that, traffic is a little bit slow 295 southbound by burroughs because of construction. metro is on time. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> guys. >> thanks erin. appreciate it. 5:27. coming up on fox5 news morning we're following breaking news of police barricade in anne arrundel county. >> a substance we use to clean our teeth has been found to be extremely harmful to developing fetuses and pregnant women. >> a live look across the d.c. region. 5:27, 69 degrees. a lot more to share so don't go anywhere. you're watching fox5 news morning. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> today on fox5 news morning, tracking maria. the storm which left puerto rico in the dark regains its major hurricane status overnight as it bears down on the island of hispaniola. searching for survivors. rescue teams work around the clock to find any signs of life under the debris left behind in mexico city. and russian investigation. special counsel robert mueller is asking for documents connected to the trump white house. fox5 news morning starts right now. >> ♪ >> this is fox5

>> good morning to you. thank you very much for joining us. >> it is thursday, september 21st. >> erin como is watching the roads, mike thomas talking weather. good morning to you both. >> hey, guys, good morning. today is the last full day of summer. enjoy it. sunny and bright skies with temperatures mid to upper 80's. hey, erin. >> 5:31. we have a traffic light that's malfunctioning by the key bridge. we'll get you around that one and these westbound 66 delays. >> thank you much. 5:31 right now. let's get you caught up on the big stories. we'll start out with breaking news. a barricade situation in anne arrundel county maryland has been going on now nearly seven hours stemming from a shooting in annapolis. that's the video you're seeing on your screen right now. a man and a woman were shot on medgar evers street just before 8 o'clock last night. slightly more than two hours later, police went to a home in the 700 block of central avenue in edgewater to look for a person of interest in the shooting. that person then barricaded himself in a home there. police tell us no one else is in the home. >> also breaking overnight, we have learned two people died

northeast d.c. police tell us juvenile male and a man shot and stabbed one another last night on 13th street northeast. now, no word this morning on what led up to their deadly altercation. >> 5:32 right now. hurricane maria barreling toward the dominican republic. the storm regained strength and is now back up to a category three storm that is expected to pass near the dominican republic in the next couple hours and then get close to turks and caicos. and the bahamas tonight and tomorrow. maria ravaged puerto rico yesterday. basically the entire island has no power. flooding, mudslides major concerns there. it's still unclear about deaths or injuries on puerto rico but we do know of at least 10 deaths across other parts of the caribbean. >> meanwhile, the local elite team that responds to disasters is already lending a helping land. the fairfax county urban search and rescue team is in puerto rico. they tweeted out this video yesterday of the crew helping clear a true outside their base of opera

juan. >> the maryland task force one team will also help with hurricane relief efforts. the 27 member team based in montgomery county will leave from fema's deployment center at dover air force base later today. they'll find out where exactly they're deploying when they arrive at dover. this will be the team's third deployment in the past month. >> time now is 5:33. rescue efforts in mexico continue this morning including delicate attempts to save a girl buried in the rubble of a school that collapsed during the earthquake. 25 people including 21 children died after being trapped in the school. the mexico city government says 52 people have been rescued from the remains of the collapsed buildings. at least 230 people have been reported dead. >> 5:33 right now and happening today, a local massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting a client a few weeks ago is to appear in court this morning to face new charges. >> this comes one day after fox5 learned another woman filed a police report against the man. fox5's melanie alnwick live at massage envy in northwest d.

this story. mel. >> reporter: good morning, guys. and what is alleged in these cases is a violation in so many ways. clients have to have trust that their massage therapist is going to act in a professional manner and if these allegations are true this man certainly did not. now, the first incident was reported on september 17th. a female client called police after her appointment at the massage envy on wisconsin avenue northwest. she said the therapist inappropriately touched her and performed a sex act without her consent. 24-year-old habtamu gebreslassie was arrested and charged with first degree sexual abuse of a patient or client and second degree sexual abuse. after the news got out, another client called police to say gebreslassie did the same thing to her -- well, tried to do the same thing to her on august 28th. gebreslassie is charged with attempted first degree sexual abuse of a patient or a client and attempted second degree sexual a

now, massage envy is a national franchise with locally owned locations. in a statement, a corporate spokesperson told us massage envy does require those franchisees to complete background checks and also reference checks and also enforce what they have -- what they say is a code of conduct and a zero tolerance policy to ensure that guests have safe and professional experience. also telling us that the therapist has been fired. now, gebreslassie is scheduled to appear in d.c. court this morning around 9:30. he did say in court documents that he denied those allegations. we also tried to do a criminal background check on him and came up with nothing. live in northwest d.c., i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> ♪ >> 5:35 is the time. time to talk weather. >> let's do a little weather. how about a little summer time as we roll into fall. >> i'll take it. >> you said this before. >> i like it.

weather. we'll keep it around. i can deal because it's not not terribly humid outside. >> this is the last day. >> last official day of summer. >> when is the last time it's going to feel like summer. >> we've got awhile. the whole seven day feels like summer. everything is above normal. here we go, whiz, the august we never had or at least the late august we never had because we were dealing with september-like temperatures all through the second half of the month and into early september. now we're getting back to the warm stuff. 69 degrees, clear skies right now, very pleasant. that's actually warm for this time of year. humidity is pretty low out there as we start the day. satellite and radar showing what's left of josé spinning its way off the new england coastline. winds of 60 miles an hour from that storm continue to prompt tropical storm warnings for cape cod and nantucket this morning. here locally not seeing too many effects at all. in fact clear and sunny and bright skies expected this afternoon. just a few passing clouds from time to time. 88 degrees. tomorrow more of a mix of clouds and sun, high of 85 degrees as we change from summer to fall. that's

forecast. erin como is back with those roadways. hey, erin. >> coming up on 5:37, malfunctioning traffic light, the intersection of canal road and m street, caution there. we are seeing some inbound key bridge slowdowns right now. yellow zone coming from rosslyn into georgetown. just the normal flow of traffic. things easing a bit westbound on 66 through arlington. but keep in mind average speeds about 33 miles per hour from 29 to glebe road. once you pass glebe road things open up and the eastbound side volume is building outside the beltway in manassas. but not enough to cause any major slowdowns. in anne arrundel we have a barricade situation. avoid central avenue in the area of oak lane. all metro rail lines are on time. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. back to you. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, a lack of sleep could actually be a good thing for a small percentage of the population. not us. it's somebody else clearly. >> interested to see who it is. >> yeah. >> a substance we use every day to clean our teeth is found to be extremely harmful to growing fetuses in pregnant women. >> as we head to break, a live look outside acros

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day of summer. >> there's a itty bit of summer tomorrow before it turns fall. >> welcome back. 5:40 is the time. most of us will enjoy a day of sunshine and blue skies. we're going to get the details from mike thomas in about four minutes with a full forecast. >> and the exact start time of fall. >> and the exact start time -- down to the exact second. >> down to the minute. all right. let's talk a little health news. pregnant women who are exposed to fluoride are more likely to have kids with a low iq. doctors say fluoride is dangerous for brain development during gestation. researchers tracked around 300 moms and their children in mexico to get the results. fluoride can be found in water, dental products, table salt and milk. there could be a treatment for chest pale lates and lips that could be administered to fetuses in utero. researchers have found a way to treat mice with cleft palate. roughly 7,000 cld

u.s. are born with a cleft lip each year. >> if you're using e-cigarettes to avoid health damages researchers say e-cigarettes are just as bad. a study shows it increased the adrenaline levels in the hearts of nonsmokers. that raises your risk of heart attacks. sleep deprivation can provide a short term cure for all symptoms of depression. scientists don't know exactly how or why sleep deprivation works as an antidepressants. it may reset internal clocks and help rewire the brain. >> that's interesting because sometimes when you're really excessively tired i feel like you can get sadder easier. >> right. >> it's more easy to cry and stuff yet they're saying it can help. that's fascinating to me. >> yes. >> coming up, the navy is relying on microsoft's xbox to improve the work flow on board the nation's s

>> a man jailed for 13 years for a crime that he didn't commit is finally free. >> go to break now. as we do we'll take another live look across d.c. on a thursday morning. 5:42 is our time right now. we're at 69 degrees. we'll be right back. mike will have your full forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. don't go anywhere. you're watching fox5 news morning. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> that's different. >> i feel like i need to be on the treadmill. >> what's the club with the lights flashing that i haven't been to in like 40 years. >> i think exercise you think clubs. >> because there was a movie, i saw that in a movie. >> this is like rave music. >> yeah. >> stand storm. >> what? >> what. >> that's what the name of the song is sand storm. >> of course it is. >> that's right. >> we knew that, wisdom, because we're hip and young. >> uh-huh. see how these tables have turned and who knows which song is which. [laughter] >> mike. all right. so, maria is still out there and she's got her sights set on someone else, right some >> she's going to miss the dominican republic off to the north. there it is on satellite and radar. but look how close it is. here's dominican republic here. eye is not too far off shore, close enough they're getting very high surf, very heavy winds especially northern half of the island which is where the hurricane warnings are in effect this morning. certainly nothing to --

115 miles an hour but certainly seeing that it's still a major hurricane, some effects there. next it will head up towards turks and caicos. should miss them just off to the east as well but get close enough they'll feel significant effects. winds of 115 miles an hour expected to strengthen still a little bit. not expected to become a five again but may get close to a four as it approaches the islands of turks and caicos but should miss just off to the east. into the weekend and early next week we're talking about a curve off to the north. florida looks safe and then up in our direction, not so much heading for us but a lot like josé did possibly staying offshore but at the same time close enough that it could affect us with some high surf and some pe beach erosion from north carolina beaches northward. we'll continue to watch that and if that track changes we'll bring that to you. locally it will be beautiful. last full day of summer and it will look like it. fall arrives tomorrow as holly mentioned before. we have half day of summer tomorrow. fall begins officially at

satellite and radar locally this is what's left of josé. winds of 60 miles an hour this morning still making it a tropical storm but expected to weaken over the next couple days. clear skies as dry air kind of scoots in behind the storm and gives us really pleasant conditions. it feels good at 69 degrees this morning in d.c. but look at manassas. cool at 56. maybe a light jacket weather and winchester martinsburg this morning 57 degrees. taking a look at the pattern. josé continues to spin here filtering in lots of sunshine behind it, temperatures 80's this afternoon. i'm going to go with hot because it's going to be upper 80's with, you know, maybe flirting with 90's across portions of southern virginia today. 88 degrees today. 85 tomorrow for the first day of fall. weekend looks spectacular. mid to upper 80's for all. all right, that's a check of the forecast. erin is back with traffic. >> all right, 5:48. keeping our eyes on the road. we have a malfunctioning traffic light in northwest. canal road at m street. caution there. coming from rosslyn into georgetown we have congestion building on the key bridge but 66 westbound out toward glebe road is back to normal. the earlier congestion has eased. as w t

edgewater we are tracking this ongoing breaking news, a barricade situation. a lot of police activity closing down 214 central avenue at oak lane. please use caution out there anticipate a large police presence. 270 looking pretty typical right now. unfortunately average speeds down to 23 miles per hour south of 70 in frederick. from 70 to 121, 26 minute trip in the yellow zone. leave the house about 10 minutes early. you'll need that extra time to battle that congestion. urbana pike pretty quiet. 95 headlights coming toward us on the northbound side from fredericksburg into stafford we have a little congestion and then things open up again. once you hit dale city we're seeing a little bit of congestion through woodbridge this morning. yellow zone there as well. you can see the mess of headlights. that is the northbound traffic right now. no crashes but the main lanes dale city to the beltway is going to take up 20 minutes. again a little bit of a slowdown there. about a 10 minute delay as well. taking a look at metro we don't have any metro delays to report on the rails. i'll let you know if that changes. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. things starting to pick up. holly and whiz.

in fact, now at 5:49 we received an update on that breaking news from anne arrundel county that erin mentioned. the barricade situation that lasted nearly seven hours is now over. a suspect just taken into custody. that person had been wanted in connection with a shooting last night in annapolis. that's the video you're seeing on your screen right now. a man and a woman were shot on medgar evers street just before 8 o'clock. that suspect then engaged in a standoff with police beginning just before 11 o'clock last night. but again, the update, that suspect in custody. the barricade over. >> time right now is 5:50. the driver of a semi trailer who's truck was found eighty outsideof a texas wal-mart in jy filled with immigrants is face more charges. james bradley is facing life in prison over the death penalty. prosecutors say the indictment also states a 47-year-old man who is in the u.s. illegally transported immigrants and tried to shield them from detection. he could a

in prison or the death penalty. 10 immigrants died inside that truck. disgraced lawmaker anthony weiner could face hard time behind bars. prosecutors want the former congressman to spend two years in prison for sexting with an under aged teenager. weiner has accented a plea bargain not to appeal any sentence between 21 and twenty seven months. a new york judge will sentence weiner on monday. a maryland man free this morning after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. lamar johnson was wrongly convicted of gunning down a man in baltimore. despite a lack of physical evidence, he was misidentified by an informant and sentenced to life in prison. he reached out to the midatlantic innocence project, a group dedicated to exonerating people who have been wrongly convicted. the organization has been working on johnson's case for years. and this week it finally paid off. >> if you ain't got the right resources, it's hard to prove your innocence. it was at times i thought i was going to die in there. at times

the innocence project and mr. benowitz took my case, it was like -- it was like me and my mom -- it was like us against the world. >> no word yet on any financial settlement for johnson. he got his ged while he was behind bars and is planning to get a business degree now and open a mcdonald's franchise. >> wish him all the best. how powerful. eight minutes before 6 o'clock. we're back with what's hot on the web. hey, mo. >> good morning to you both. first up, puerto rico, the residents are in the dark. hurricane maria knocking out power across the entire island. maria landed in puerto rico as a category four storm. 155 miles per hour winds destroying countless homes and buildings. parts of the island received up to 25-inches of rain. this is the sec time in -- second time in two weeks puerto rico has felt a hurricane. turns out equifax cents their customers to a fake phishing site for weeks to check if thei

the site equifax security 2017.com was set up for those impacted by the breech but the company's customer service, that team tweeted out the wrong site. the silver lining here is that the fake site was not nefarious. it was built by someone to point out the company's vulnerability. the federal trade commission is investigating the breach. tom frazier hit a foul ball into the stands hitting a toddler in the face. the child was sitting in the section just beyond the protective netting. the game was delayed while medical personnel was tending to the girl. this is the latest incident though in the mlb involving a fan being struck with a ball or even a bat. it has also reignited the discussion about mlb teams putting up protective netting around stadiums. first daughter ivanka trump opening up about her battle with postpartum depression. she said she struggled after the birth of her three children. the reveal comes after an interview with dr. oz. trump describing it as an

emotional time where she wasn't living up to her potential as a parent or entrepreneur. the interview airs today on fox5 plus at 1:00 p.m. and finally richmond virginia planning to erect an antislavery monument honoring nat turner. in 1831 turner led a deadly slave uprising. the decision is controversial. some see him as a freedom fighter while other say he's a murderer. those are your trending headlines. >> thanks mo. the u.s. navy plans to use xbox flee 60 controllers to operate the periscopes aboard newer submarines. new subs don't have the traditional rotating periscope. they have been replaced by high resolution cameras. the navy picked xbox controllers because they're more familiar to young sailors and they're also cheaper than mill grade grade controllers, $30 versus $38,000. >> wow, that's a no-brainer then. all right. good to go. all right, amazon wants to you have an echo on the go. the tech giant is reportedly working on a

glasses powered by the alexa voice controls. it would look like normal glasses and would conduct to your phone. they would use bone conduction audio that conducts sound off of your skull into your ears. >> what could possibly go wrong with that. >> is that a good thing? i'm going to hold off on that. hello to our facebook fan of the day. this is rob price and his lovely picture. today is the 21st of september and it's also their 21st anniversary. congratulations to you two. rob says their goal is to one summer make every single fox5 zip trip. we like that goal, rob. for your chance to be the fan of the day, just post your picture on our facebook page below rob's. if they come to everyone, though, we're going to put you on the crew, put you to work. >> get you your union card. let's go to mike thomas -- happy

>> i love that, 21 on 21. congratulations. life goals right there. 21 years, incredible. here's a look at your futurecast. that's josé still spinning off the new england coastline. not going to get too much closer but watch as we head into late tonight and tomorrow. a little jog to the west which allows some clouds to get in here so for your friday afternoon more of a mix of sun and clouds. today gorgeous. lots of sunshine. kids at the bus stop 58 to 68 degrees. mild to maybe even cool, jacket weather and then after school shorts and t-shirts all around. 88 degrees, couple passing clouds. fall begins at 4:02. erin is back with traffic. >> heads up for my spotsylvania commuters. big delays on 95 northbound. crash blocking two right lanes near route one fredericksburg. allow for 30 extra minutes to get towards fredericksburg this morning. we're seeing those big delays. aside from that, we do have malfunctioning t

in northwest. treat that intersection as though you would a stop sign. all metro rail lines are on time. if you have questions for your commute, erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. we'll keep you covered as we approach our 6 o'clock hour. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> straight ahead at 6:00, breaking news overnight from maryland. a person wanted in connection with a double shooting gets into a standoff with police that lasts for hours. new developments happening just within the last 15 minutes. we're live on the scene. >> plus, picking up the pieces. hurricane maria knocking out power to the entire island of puerto rico leaving some streets looking like rivers. right now, maria regaining strength as it continues to take aim at the caribbean. >> around here let's take a live look outside. it is thursday morning, september 21st, 2017. we'll have weather and traffic for you on the 5s at 6:05. >> we're going to start with breaking news from anne arrundel county. a barricade situation that lasted nearly seven hours is over. a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting just taken into custody. >> our annie yu is live in edgewater maryland this morning with the details. annie. hey, allison and steve, that's right, we got word just now that the good news is that the suspect has been arrested. police after hours of negotiating with this person fi